· Mark Nov. 4, 2010, as the date when suspension of disbelief officially snapped. Exclusive Media Group will produce and fully finance So Undercover, a starring vehicle for the non-tamable Miley Cyrus. In the film, Cyrus will star as "tough, street-smart private eye hired by the F.B.I. to go undercover in a college sorority." Of course she will... she's just being Miley. What Happens In Vegas director Tom Vaughn will direct from a script by Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps screenwriter Allen Loeb, which proves unequivocally that money, in fact, does never sleep. [Deadline]
· Why is Universal Studios COO Ron Meyer on thin ice as the Comcast acquisition of NBC/Universal gets closer to happening? It might have something to do with the array of bombs produced by the studio over the last 18 months (Land of the Lost, The Wolfman, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Funny People), or it might be because of the prohibitive, penalty-laced deal Universal signed with Hasbro. You'll remember that deal as the one that brought us the prospect of theatrical versions of board games like Battleship and Ouija. This is a fascinating read to go with your morning latte. [Vulture]
· Considering Movieline placed the odds of Brad Pitt starring in The Lost City of Z at 220-to-1, this news comes as no surprise: Pitt is officially off the Paramount film. Too bad, as it probably would have been awesome. [Vulture]
· Paramedics had to be called during the Beverly Hills premiere of 127 Hours because a woman suffered a seizure 45 minutes into the screening. Director Danny Boyle said afterward that the woman suffered from a diabetic condition, and not from the condition of "OMG James Franco is cutting his arm off!" Reports the Los Angeles Times: "When the graphic scene did approach, dozens of people covered or averted their eyes before the amputation even occurred." [LAT/24 Frames]
· Broke. Very broke. MGM filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday. [Rueters]
· Fox has picked up a pilot from Meet the Parents writer John Hamburg about "a father and son, both recently divorced, who become roommates and explore the dating world together." [Deadline]
· Party in the Greendale cafeteria! Alan Sepinwall was first to report that Community has been given an additional two episodes this season, bringing the total number up to 24. Ratings, schmatings, right, guys? [HitFix]
· FilmDistrict has picked up Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive and will release the Ryan Gosling bank heist film in 2011. [TOH]